| The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? | The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? |
| Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. | Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war rise up against me, yet I will be confident. |
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| One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple. | One thing I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. |
| I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. | I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. |
| Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. | Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! |
| The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. | The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. |
| The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace. | May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! |
| For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. | For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning. |
| In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. | In you, O Lord, I seek refuge; do not let me ever be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me. |
| For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. | You are indeed my rock and my fortress; for your name's sake lead me and guide me. |
| My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. | My times are in your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors. |
| Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake. | Let your face shine upon your servant; save me in your steadfast love. |
| Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! | O how abundant is your goodness that you have laid up for those who fear you, and accomplished for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of everyone! |
| Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. | Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord. |
| Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. | Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. |
| When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. | While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long. |
| I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. | Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah |
| Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. | You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. Selah |
| I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. | I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. |
| For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth. | For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. |
| He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. | He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. |
| By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. | By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. |
| Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. | Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage. |
| Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy. | Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love. |
| Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. | Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. |
